In addition to the Wedding Gates and The Round Table there are other things of interest within The Great Hall.
The stained glass windows were made in 1875-80. The glass features the arms of famous people associated with Hampshire. The portraits show significant kings involved with the history of Hampshire.
The east wall features a nineteenth-century painting showing the names of the members of parliament from 1283 (Edward I) to 1868 (Victoria).
A doorway that originally led to the apartments of Queen Eleanor, wife of Henry III.
A bronze statue of Queen Victoria which is the work of Sir Alfred Gilbert R.A. It was presented to the County by the High Sherrif of Hampshire in 1887 to mark the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.
A bronze sculpture commissioned in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the work of Vivien Mallock.
The Great Hall has been used for holding courts throughout history. This nineteenth century judge’s bench was used in the Assize Courts, then in the Crown Court, which moved to the adjoining building in 1974.
What a fine place. Almost befitting for my noble self. And if those stairs were to lead to Margaret-Dulcinea’s apartments I would surely ascend them often (and much to her joy, obviously).
LOL @ Don! Confidence is so sexy!
What a beautiful series of photos. That stained glass is something,isn’t it? I shall try and get a closer look at the names painting.
The windows in the hall are fabulous
The (sexy) Don, although sometimes (oddly) described as deluded, is not so deluded as to fail to realise that some (justified) confidence in his noble abilities is oft required to compensate for a certain, ah… world-battering that is apparent in his face and hairless head, Dear Lady Uber.
East wall was fascinating.
I agree
Oh that QEII bronze plate is new!
It wasn’t there when I was.
An excuse for you to go back